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swabber

swabber

7.2
A person who collects samples from people for medical tests
  • noun
  • /ˈswɑːbər/
translation icon : toma de muestras
  • The swabber collected samples from the patient's throat.

Examples

  • During the pandemic, the role of a swabber became essential in testing centers.

  • A trained swabber ensures that samples are taken safely and correctly.

  • The swabber carefully collected samples from each patient for the laboratory.

  • Can a swabber take samples for COVID-19 testing?

  • The swabber carefully collected samples from each patient for the laboratory.

  • During the pandemic, the role of a swabber became essential in testing centers.

  • A trained swabber ensures that samples are taken safely and correctly.

Synonyms

swab jockey
vsswabber
  • Slang
1 9.9

A person who collects samples and does simple routine tasks in a lab

focuses only on specialized sample collection for medical tests
swabby
vsswabber
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who cleans wounds and puts cloth or cotton on them

collects samples mainly for laboratory testing rather than treating wounds

How Skilled

technician
  • Specialized
184 3.7
phlebotomist
  • Specialized
1 7.1
swabber
7.2

Surface Forms

swabber singular
swabbers plural

Morphology

swabber = swab (transparent) = swab + er

Agentive formation from 'swab' with '-er' used to denote a person who performs swabbing (collecting samples).

Etymology

The word swabber comes from swab ('to wipe') and the ending -er, meaning the one who does the wiping. In medicine a swabber is the person who wipes a nose or throat to collect a sample, so the name fits the job of taking swabs.